Tires and Forums
There’s something I love about really tight knit online forums. My earliest experience regularly reading and posting to a forum was at NewCelica.org. I really, REALLY wanted that car (Cf. this post from 2004). It wasn’t just the car, though. It was all these people talking about something that really brought them together. Later, my fascination with old stereo gear brought me to AudioKarma.org; to this day, that is one of the best communities I have ever followed. (After all, one of its Minnesota members invited me down to his house, and FLAT OUT GAVE me an entire vintage set-up… for free. In fact, it’s sitting in our living room right now and we use it every day. I’ve still another chapter to write in that story. I’ll cover that another day.)
When I really want to learn something (like right now, trying to figure out the best tires for our car), I always dig deep into online forums. I’ve yet to be disappointed by the quality and accuracy of the information I find there. You just have to read a lot of posts.
A. Lot.
Inevitably, you’ll run across a feud of some type. Or, someone will mention some huge event “Well, let’s not get into this again. Someone lost an eye when we tried to settle that argument back in 2008.” That comment was made up. This one, from my research tonight, is real:
Are you seriously trolling people about tires?
But, my all-time favorite tonight is this one:
I think you are correct the the Michelins are fine if you drive like a sane person. However some of us drive like complete idiots and the Michelins can’t handle it.
Wise words from TDI Club forum member Matthew_S.